English
"The more that you read, the more things that you will know. The more you learn the more places you'll go.” Dr Seuss
Resources
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A free resource of short lessons and games that support the national curriculum from early years to GCSE. These lessons cover all aspects of English such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, comprehension, writing, types of text, speaking and studying particular books.
LearnLaughPlay offer weekly interactive classes for ages 3-16. They offer a very wide range of classes such as English, animal care, Minecraft club, quantum physics, classics, history, geography, maths, fashion design and becoming an artist. There is a lot to explore with 160 different lessons to choose from on their timetable. Classes cost £3 per week.
EdPlace has teacher designed activities and resources in English, Maths and Science for year 1 up to GCSE. Activities can be completed on a desktop or an app and they are automatically assigned to support your learners development. The free account allows up to 5 activities to be completed, alternatively a premium account will give full access to the resources.
£2 Tuition Hub offers live and recorded lessons in a wide range of subjects. Lessons cost £2 and are available in half termly blocks. There is a huge collection of English courses for primary age through to GCSE. These cover topics such as poetry, different types of writing, understanding different texts, Shakespeare, the classics and studies on particular books.
Night Zookeeper is an English language arts program inspiring creative writers. Covers reading, writing, grammar, spelling and punctuation through games and challenges all designed to spark imagination and be fantastically fun. It is subscription based however there are some free resources too.
IXL offers a comprehensive curriculum of English skills delivered as practice questions. The practice questions are available free or membership is available for a personalised experience.
The Good and the Beautiful is a Christian homeschool curriculum covering Language Arts, Math, Science History, and elective courses. It is designed to be an open and go meaning no preparation is needed. The curriculum is available to download for free or printed versions can be purchased in the online shop.
Thinkers Meet Up was set up by Oxford graduates to offer classes that allow learners to broaden and deepen their knowledge. There are a number of classes from KS2 to iGCSE including English language.
Century is a home learning platform using AI technology that incorporates short lessons with videos and questions, teaching English, Maths and Science. The AI tech allows the program to adapt to the learner's own pace.
Brave Writer offers writing programs to teach writing with a focus on the writer themselves. It is aimed at ages 5-18 years. Check out the 'Friday Freewrites' for a weekly writing prompt.
Products
Blackwell's is an academic and specialist bookshop with a huge range of books in every category. Find your next great read here.
Brightminds sells a huge range of educational toys, kits and gadgets including games, flashcard and electronic dictionaries to support reading.
Reference, Non-Fiction and Fiction books including the popular Collins range of study books for English, Maths and many other subjects.
Study guides and workbooks covering English, Maths, Science, Geography, History, Languages and many other subjects from Primary to GCSE.